text_original: Un  doubtedly the great numbers of unlearned people who had recently passed over from heathenism to Christianity tended to carry image worship to what men on both sides admitted were excessive and superstitious lengths ; but on the other hand it was urged that without the help provided by these outward symbols many of them would find the new faith impossible to understand.
text_transcription: UNDOUBTEDLY THE GREAT NUMBERS OF UNLEARNED PEOPLE WHO HAD RECENTLY PASSED OVER FROM HEATHENISM TO CHRISTIANITY TENDED TO CARRY IMAGE WORSHIP TO WHAT MEN ON BOTH SIDES ADMITTED WAS EXCESSIVE AND SUPERSTITIOUS LENGTHS BUT ON THE OTHER HAND IT WAS URGED THAT WITHOUT THE HELP PROVIDED BY THESE OUTWARD SYMBOLS MANY OF THEM WOULD FIND THE NEW FAITH IMPOSSIBLE TO UNDERSTAND
phonemes: ˈʌn dˈaʊɾᵻdli ðə ɡɹˈeɪt nˈʌmbɚz ʌv ʌnlˈɜːnd pˈiːpəl hˌuː hæd ɹˈiːsəntli pˈæst ˌoʊvɚ fɹʌm hˈiːθiːnˌɪzəm tə kɹˌɪstɪˈænᵻɾi tˈɛndᵻd tə kˈæɹi ˈɪmɪdʒ wˈɜːʃɪp tə wʌt mˈɛn ˌɔn bˈoʊθ sˈaɪdz ɐdmˈɪɾᵻd wɜːɹ ɛksˈɛsɪv ænd sˌuːpɚstˈɪʃəs lˈɛŋθs ; bˌʌt ɔnðɪ ˈʌðɚ hˈænd ɪt wʌz ˈɜːdʒd ðæt wɪðˌaʊt ðə hˈɛlp pɹəvˈaɪdᵻd baɪ ðiːz ˈaʊtwɚd sˈɪmbəlz mˈɛnɪəv ðˌɛm wʊd fˈaɪnd ðə nˈuː fˈeɪθ ɪmpˈɑːsᵻbəl tʊ ˌʌndɚstˈænd.